Any Professional Web Designers in the FABO Family?
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My girlfriend says thank you
When I first saw the post I went " hey hun here's something you might be ......... Never mind"
She has 4 degrees hanging on the wall and everyone thinks she should " do something for them for free, if I give you credit for it"
I sit in awe and watch her work on the computer and say " how da f did you do that?"
She's also a photographer and everyone with a cell phone and photochop thinks they're ansel adams
It takes training, skill and a knack for it, just like being a mechanic, painter, carpenter etc
Yes sir.
My wife has a degree in graphic design and currently works in marketing, where she does a ton of photography and graphic design work.
If she had a dollar for every time someone asked her to do something without realizing the complexity, time, effort, and skill needed to complete that request, neither one of us would have to work anymore.
She spent years learning to do what she does, works hard to learn new skills, and has a great share of her own talent. And most people don’t have a clue what’s really involved in what she does.
I get that a professional web designer is just that, a professional. I get that there is a lot of work to create a site and the specifications I listed are not "simple". I just thought that perhaps there was a professional web designer and A-body enthusiast who might find the idea appealing and want to contribute.
I was mostly looking to gather info to see how many 67-69 Darts are still on the road and what options they had, like the
Hamtramck Historical is doing for 70 and up cars.
And for the record I never asked for users to pay a fee to contribute. My thoughts on revenue
generation was side bar adds or the like and not for personal
gain just enough to help pay for the site.
I'm sure you're a good guy and your intentions were honorable
, but I don't think your reaction to my request was warranted.
This is all I'm going to say on the matter.
Have a great rest of your day and no hard feeling from me.
I don’t think you have the foggiest idea what you’re requesting. As in, not even a clue.
If I thought you did, I would’ve been even more direct. As it is, I still don’t think you understand what you’re talking about.
The irony is that you’re
very clear about how little work YOU want to do, and how little money you’re willing to contribute. While advertising for someone that you basically expect to do ALL the work so that you can have a nice registry site. It’s ridiculous.
The registries on HH are for 1970 Hamtramck & LA built cars, nothing newer. Nothing older.
People have asked me to expand into other years, but what I do takes a lot of time as it is.
The 'found' section contains items for over 9000 cars still waiting to be claimed, for decades of cars from multiple plants.
HH has also remained ad free since it was started in 2005. What donations do not cover, I do.
No one wants to hit a site & be bombarded by ads.
You run an amazing web site, and I can only imagine the amount of time and effort it takes you to maintain it.
Hamtramck Historical is an amazing resource for the Mopar enthusiasts. The archive section is incredible, and I’ve downloaded and referenced it more times than I can count.
It truly must be a labor of love for you, because there’s no way you get out of it anywhere near what you obviously put in. Thank you!
